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January 28, 2026, 05:48 PM - 4 min read
The matter gained national attention last year after a Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan directed Delhi municipal authorities to round up and shelter stray dogs, drawing protests from animal rights groups.
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January 20, 2026, 03:46 PM - 3 min read
A Division Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice to the ED on appeals filed by the governments of Kerala and Tamil Nadu challenging an order passed by the Kerala High Court on September 26, 2025 upholding ED's locus to file writ petitions under Article 226.
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December 23, 2025, 06:24 PM - 3 min read
In a letter dated December 2, addressed to the Chief Secretaries as well as Directors General and Inspectors General of Prisons and Correctional Services of all states and UTs, the MHA acknowledged that poor implementation had hindered the achievement of the scheme’s core objectives.
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December 16, 2025, 08:14 PM - 3 min read
In a strongly-worded judgment on Monday, the Supreme Court highlighted the widespread prevalence of the evil practice of dowry despite legal prohibition on the same.
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December 14, 2025, 07:32 PM - 4 min read
In view of the seriousness of the issue and continued non-compliance, the Commission has now directed issuance of Conditional Summons under Section 13 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 to the Principal Secretaries of the Departments of Panchayati Raj and Urban Local Bodies of 32 States and Union Territories.
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November 9, 2025, 06:41 PM - 3 min read
In a significant move, the central government has asked all states to designate special teams in hospitals and upgrade trauma centres to facilitate organ and tissue donation from road accident victims.
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October 27, 2025, 08:44 PM - 5 min read
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central and State governments to complete the process of appointing Information Commissioners within three weeks.
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October 7, 2025, 08:49 PM - 2 min read
In a decision to address safety concerns, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered all States and Union Territories (UTs) to frame rules within six months on road safety by regulating the movement of non-motorised vehicles (cycles, hand carts and so on) and pedestrians in public spaces, and by monitoring construction and maintenance of roads.
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September 12, 2025, 10:48 PM - 3 min read
In a key development that provides relief to the agitating community, the apex rights body NHRC has issued notices to all states and UTs and directed their police chiefs to ensure that "no harsh action or force or lathi charge" is used by authorities against farmers, who are standing in long queues or waiting for distribution of fertilisers, according to proceedings of the case.
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May 15, 2025, 10:40 AM - 5 min read
President Droupadi Murmu has questioned the Supreme Court's ruling on deadlines for deciding state Bills, asserting that the Constitution does not specify time frames for the Governor or President's assent. Citing Articles 200 and 201, she has sought the court's opinion on the constitutional boundaries of executive discretion.
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April 22, 2024, 03:20 PM - 2 min read
Teachers will learn image generation techniques to create and edit subject-specific visuals, transform them into cartoons or paintings, and integrate text with the images, KITE said in a statement on Monday.
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April 15, 2024, 04:57 PM - 2 min read
"We don't take sufficient advantage of our (India's) federal structure; we have traditionally ended up relying too much on the Centre," Lahiri remarked during a session at the 4th Columbia India Summit held by Columbia University in New York.
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